Side construction for railway freight cars



Nov. 18, 1952 A. J. DOYLE SIDE CONSTRUCTION FOR RAILWAY FREIGHT CARS 3Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed NOV. 5, 1949 GETS U1? J DOYLE /W/gw Nov. 18, 1952A. J. DOYLE 2,

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'IIIIIIIIIIIJ 7/14 II/111,, m "III/ll Patented Nov. 18, 1952 SIDECONSTRUCTION F-OR RAILWAY FREIGHT CARS Arthur J. Doyle, Cleveland, Ohio,assignor to The Youngstown Steel Door Company, Ohio, a corporation ofOhio r Cleveland,

Application November 5, 1949, Serial No. 125,771

Thi's'invention relates" to side constructions for railway freight .carsand more particularly to house cars such as refrigerator and box cars.

It is an object of this invention to provide side constructions forrailway freight cars which shall obviate the need for coping bottommembers utilized to connect the metallic sheathing of the sides to thecar underframe.

A further object is to provide sides for railway freight cars whichshall eliminate fillers heretofore required, avoid the loss of rivetefficiency occurring when fillers are used and obviate the cost ofapplication of the fillers.

A further object is to provide sides for railway freight cars whichshall effect a reduction in the cost of securement of the sides to theunderframes of the cars.

A further object is to provide sides for railway freight cars whichshall embody posts and angle members extending from end to end of thesides and secured to the posts wherein the angle members serve asreinforcement for the sides particularly during shipment and handlingand as supports for floors of the cars.

A further object is to provide side constructions particularly adaptedfor the conversion of wooden sheathed railway refrigerator and box carsto steel sheathed cars wherein the overhang ofthe constructions beyondthe car underframes is small which shall obviate castings and materiallyreduce costs.

A further object is to provide side constructions particularly adaptedfor the conversion of wooden sheathed railway refrigerator and box carsto steel sheathed cars which shall provide for direct connection betweenthe posts of the constructions and the car side sills by means of simpleand inexpensive pressed brackets.

Other objects of the invention will become clear as the descriptionthereof proceeds. I

In the drawings forming part of this specification:

Fig. 1 is an elevation of a railway carside embodying the instantinvention, parts being broken away to permit an increase in the scale ofthis figure. v

Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig.3 is a vertical section taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1. t

Fig. 4 is a vertical section taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 1. r

9 Claims. (01. 105-409) Fig. 5 isa horizontal section taken on line 5-5of Fig.1..

Fig. 7 is a horizontal of Fig. 1.

Fig. 8 is a vertical section showing a modified form of connectingbracket.

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of one. of the brackets connecting theposts of the carsides, to,

the side sills.

Referring first to Figs. 1 to '7, inclusive, of

the drawings, the numeral l0 designates fragmentary portions of acarside construction particularly adapted for railway refrigerator cars.Portions of the carside extending from the door opening to one end ofthe car are shown, it being understood that the portion of the carsideextending from the door opening to the other end thereof issubstantially similar in construction. The construction of the carsideis substantially the same for both sides of the car.

The carside l0 embodies a side plate II to which a roof (not shown) isadapted to be.

secured. Intermediate posts I 2, only one of which is illustrated, doorposts, and corner posts such as l3 and M, respectively, are secured tothe depending flange l5 of the side plate which, as is a well known,extends substantially from end to. end of the car. Metallic sheathing I6is secured to the depending flange 15 of the side plate and to the doorpost, intermediate posts and corner posts as is well known. The securingmeans referred to above may-be rivets as shown in the drawings or may bewelding if desired.

As shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings, the door post l3 is formed of aZ-shaped member so disposed that its Web ll lies atright angles to thecarside, its flange I8 abuts the sheathing l6 and tionship to thesheathing.

spaced from and parallel to the sheathing.

As appears more clearly in Figs. 2 and 4 of'the drawings the carside isdisposed relative to the side sill 23 of the car underframe so that theposts terminate above the side sill and project outwardly therefrom ashort distance. In order to connect the lower margin of the sheathing tothe side sill of the car and to close the gap. between the sheathing andthe side sill a metal lic plate 24 which is substantially Z-shaped invertical section is utilized. The plate z lextends substantially fromend to e'ndof the car and embodies an upstanding leg 25- which liesin-t1 wardly of the lower margin of the sheathing l6 and which issecured'the'reto preferably by means sectiontaken on line a r of rivets.The bottom plate member 24 also embodies an inwardly extending web 23and a depending leg 21 secured as by means of rivets to the side sill23.

According to the invention a direct connection between the intermediateand door posts l2 and I3 and the side sill 23 is obtained despite thefact that the overhang or projection of the posts outwardly of the sidesill is so small that the brackets normally utilized for this purposeand illustrated in the patent to Ditchfleld, 2,201,826,

granted May 21, 1940, cannot be employed. The.

direct connection, moreover, is obtained by means of pairs ofinexpensive brackets 28 and 29 which are pressings. The brackets 28embody angularly related flanges 30 and 3|. The flanges 30 terminateabove the side sill and are secured to the webs I1 and 2| of the doorposts and inter intermediate posts and as well to the upstandingleg ofthe bottom plate member 24.

The brackets 29 are similarly provided with angularly related. flanges3'! and 38. These brackets whichare used preferably only with theintermediate posts are so positioned that the flange31 lies on the.opposite side of the web 2| of the intermediate posts and are securedthereto by means of the rivets which fasten the flanges of thebrackets28 to these webs. Flanges 38 are substantially Z-shaped in verticalsection and comprise an upstanding leg 39 which abuts and;is' secured asby means of riveting to the upstandingleg 25 of the bottom plate member,an inwardly extending. web 40 and a depending leg 4|.

It will be clear from Figs. 2 and 4 of the drawings that the dependinglegs 34 and 4| of the brackets 28 and 29 lie in contact with the outerfac'e'ofthe side sill 23. Securement of the depending legs 34v and 4|to-the side sill which is obtained preferably. by means of rivetsestablishes a direct connection through the brackets between the postsand the side sill. As av consequence'of the relationship between thebrackets and the side sill, fillers heretofore required between flangessuch as. 34 and 4| are eliminated; The eificiency of the rivetsfastening these legs to the side sill is increased and. the expenseinvolved in the required tack welding of fillers to the side silliseliminated. 4

In additionto the use of. a bracket 23 to secure. the door post 13directly, to the side sill, a combined gusset and bracket member 42disposed on'the opposite side of the, web IT from the. bracket 28 1semployed to.further directly securethe door post to the side sill and:to reinforce the connection between the.door' post and the bottom platemember 24. The member 42 embodies angularly related flanges43 and 44.The flange 43 is..secured. to the web I! by the same rivets which securethe. flange 30 of the bracket 28 to.the web. The flange 43 terminatesabove the side sill23. The flange 44 of the com bined gusset and bracketmember is elongated so that it'may'be securedxdirectly to theupstandment of the combined gusset and bracket memher;

As is clearly shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7 of the drawings, the majorportion of the depending leg- 21 of. the. bottom plate member 24 is Ialso directly secured to the outer face of the side sill 23. This isaccomplished by offsetting the leg 2'! as indicated at 48 around thedepending legsv 34 and 4| of the brackets 28 and 29 and by offsettingthe leg 2'! as indicated at 49 around the depending leg 41 of thecombined gussetand bracket member 42.

pending legs of the bracket membersand com.- bined gusset and bracketmember to the'side sill, the instant invention entirely eliminates theheretofore required coping of the web of the bottom plate member. Thestrength of this member is thereby maintained. Furthermore, the time andexpense involved in welding the copes around the depending legs of thebrackets as heretofore required is eliminated.

An angle member 50 which extends substan tially from end to end ofthecar is secured as by means of riveting to the inner flange of thedoor posts and to the inner flanges of the intermediate posts. The anglemember 50 is effective in the loading, unloading and handling of thecarside as a unit to strengthen the carside by securely tying the poststogether. Moreover, the position of the angle member 5|] upon the postis such as to enable it to serve as a support for a portion of the floor5| of the car, the, upper portion of the floor being shown at 5|a. Theinner lining of the car which terminates above the portion 5|a of thefloor is indicated at L and the space between the lower edge of thelining and the top of the floor 5|a is covered by means of a flexiblestrip S. A metallic threshold plate is designated generally by thereference numeral P. At the threshold the plate P is inclined up- Wardlyfrom the outside to the inside of the wall as indicated at U.

The embodiment of the invention illustrated in Fig. 8 of the drawings isapplicable Where the amount of the overhang or projection of the videfor direct engagement and securement of the depending leg, 58 of amodified bracket 59 3 directly to the outer face of the side sill 52.

The bracket 59 similar to the brackets here-:-

tofore described is adapted to be secured on op posite sides of the websof the intermediate posts and to one side of the web of the door post.It

embodies in addition to the depending leg 58 an upstanding leg 60 and anangularly related flange 6| through which the bracketis secured" to theWebs of the posts. The bracket 59 also In. addition to v providingdirect securement between the decomprises a-web 62 whichpreferablyslopesdown? wardly and inwardlyfroin the[upstandingle 60 andis integral therewith and with the flange BL- By this constructionth'bracket 59 lends itself readily to production as a pressing. The

attributes heretofore set forth of the-brackets 28 and 29are found aswell in the bracket 59.

It will be apparent" that numerous changes and modifications'in'thedetails *of theinvention will be clear to those-skilled in the art; a Itis intnd'edjtlierefore, thatall such modifications and changesbecomprehended within this inventionwl'i'ich is to be limitedonly thescope of the claims appended hereto. -I claim: '1 1 Z-shaped"bottomplate" member having an upstandingfleg secured to' the outerfaceof said postsfa web extending inwardly below said posts" and'adownwardly'extending" leg, said sheathing being secured along its lowermargidto said upstanding leg of said bottom plate member, and bracketssecured to said posts on opposite sides thereof, each of said bracketshaving an inwardly extendingflange secured to a post and an angularlyrelated substantially Z-shape'd flange embodying a downwardly extendingleg, said downwardly extendingleg of said bottom plate memher, beingoffset outwardly around said downwardly extending legs of-said brackets,said side construction beingpositioned'relative to a side sillof saidcar so that said posts terminate above and project outwardly of saidside sill and said downwardly extending legs of said bottom plate memberand brackets lie outwardly of said side sill for direct securementthereto.

2. A side construction for a railway car comprising a metallic sideplate, metallic intermediate and door posts secured to said side plate,metallic sheathing secured to said side plate and to the outer face ofsaid posts, a substantially Z-shaped bottom plate member having anupstanding leg secured to the outer face of said posts, a web extendinginwardly below said posts and a downwardly extending leg, said sheathingbeing secured along its lower margin to said upstanding leg of saidbottom plate member, and brackets secured to said posts on oppositesides thereof, each of said brackets having an inwardly extending flangesecured to a post and an angularly related substantially Z-shaped flangeembodying a downwardly extending leg, said downwardly extending leg ofsaid bottom plate member being offset outwardly around said downwardlyextending legs of said brackets, said side construction being positionedrelative to a side sill of said car so that said posts terminate aboveand project outwardly of said side sill and said downwardly extendinglegs of said bottom plate member and brackets lie outwardly of and inabutment with said side sill for direct securement thereto, saiddownwardly extending legs of said brackets projecting below said bottomplate member.

3. A side construction for a railway car comprising a metallic sideplate, metallic intermediweb extending inwardly below said-posts and adownwardly extending leg, said sheathing being secured along its lowermargin to said upstand mg leg of said bottom plate member, and bracketssecured to said posts on opposite sides thereof, each of said bracketshaving an inwardlyextending flange secured to a post and an an- 11gularly related flange having a portionextending downwardly below saidinwardly extending flange, said downwardly extending leg of said bottomplate member being offset outwardly.

around said downwardly extending portions of said angularly relatedbracketflanges, said side I construction beingpositioned relative to aside sill of said car so that said posts terminate above and projectoutwardly of said side 'sill'and said downwardly extending leg of saidbottom .1 plate member and said portions of said angularly relatedflanges of said brackets lie outwardly ofand in abutment with said sidesill for direct securement thereto.

4. A side construction for a railway car com prising a metallic sideplate, metallic intermediate and door posts secured to said'side plate,

r metallic sheathing secured to said side plate and to the outer face ofsaid posts, a substantially Z- shaped bottom plate member having anupstanding leg secured to the outer face of said posts, a web extendinginwardly below said posts and a downwardly extending leg, said sheathingbeing secured along its lower margin tosaid upstanding leg of saidbottom plate member, and brackets secured to said'pos'ts on oppositesides thereof,

ing leg, said downwardly extending leg of said bottom plate member beingofiset outwardly around said downwardly extending legs of said brackets,said side construction being positioned relative to a side sill of saidcar so that said posts terminate above and project outwardly of saidside sill and said downwardly extending legs of said bottom plate memberand brackets lie outwardly of and in abutment with said side sill fordirect securement thereto.

5. A side construction for a railway car comprising a metallic sideplate, a metallic door post secured to said side plate, a bracketsecured to one side of said door post, and a combined gusset and bracketmember secured to the opposite side of said door post, said memberhaving a substantially Z-shaped flange embodying a web extendinginwardly below said door post and a downwardly extending leg, said sideconstruction being positioned relative to a side sill of said car sothat said post terminates above and projects outwardly of said sidesill, said bracket being adapted to abut and be secured directly to saidside sill, said leg lying outwardly of and in abutment with said sidesill for direct securement thereto.

6. A side construction for a railway car comprising a metallic sideplate,-a metallic door post secured to said side plate, a bracketsecured to one side of said door post, and a combined gusset and bracketmember secured to the opposite side of said door post, said memberhaving a substantially Z-shaped flange embodying a web extendinginwardly below said door post and a downwardly extending leg, said sideconstruction being positioned relative to a side sill of said car sothat said post terminates above and projects outwardly of said sidesill, said bracket being adapted to abut' and be secured directly; tosaid side sill, said leg lying outwardly of and in abut ment with saidside sill for direct securement thereto, said side construction alsocomprising a bottom plate member extending substantially from end to endthereof secured to the outer face of said door post, said plate memberextending downwardly so as to lie outwardly of said side sill forabutment and direct securement thereto, said plate member being ofisetoutwardly around said leg, said gusset and bracket member being securedto the inner face of said plate member above the bottom of said doorpost.

7. A side construction for a railway car com prising, metallic posts,-abottom platemember' secured .to the outerrface'ofrs'aid posts,andpairsofbrackets secured to opposite sides of said posts,

each of .said brackets. having a portion extending inwardly below saidposts and a downwardly ex-' tending leg, said plate member being offsetoutwardly around said downwardly extending legs, said side constructionbeing positioned relative to a side sill of said car so that said poststermi-- extending leg, said plate member being offset outwardly aroundsaid downwardly extending legs, said side construction being positionedrelative to a side sill of said car so that said posts ter- 9. A sideconstruction for a railway car-comprising metalic posts, a bottom platemember secured to the outer face of said posts, said plate memberextending inwardly below said posts and.

then downwardly, and brackets secured to opposite sides of said posts,each of said brackets being formed of a pressing and having an.in wardlyextending flange secured to a post and an angularly relatedsubstantially Z-shaped flange,

said latter flange having an upstanding leg, an

inwardly extending web andv aleg extending downwardly from said web,said web being integral with said inwardly extendingv flange of saidbracket, said plate. member being offset outwardly around saiddownwardly extending legsv of said brackets.

ARTHUR J. DOYLE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in thefile ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,287,631 Burnett Dec. 17, 19182,000,320 Ditchfield May 7, 1935 2,291,536 Ditchfield July 28, 19422,317,677 Doyle Apr. 27, 1943

